i wouldn t want to be there. [ helicopter whirls ] anthony: who owns this land? can anyone really own it? who gets to use it? these are big questions that cut across traditional ideological lines out here where they have real meaning, not theoretical meaning. all this belongs to one man; this guy. bill galt. bill: okay, we re about a half mile from uh the confluence of rock creek and the smith river. anthony: galt ranch is a hundred thousand acres of grazing land, mountains, cliffs, and valleys. there s also some of the best trout fishing on the planet. david: bill, the water level on the creek looks good. anthony: this is bill s friend, the author and journalist david mccumber. they disagree on land use; a major issue. remember when you could do that
somebody to have permission if they just behaved. anthony: right. bill: themselves. after stream access is when the outfitters came into the world. not because we wanted to make money but we wanted somebody there patrolling and policing it. the outfitters take care of it. lee: a small stream like this can only take so much pressure. david: it really can. lee: and so we try to manage it. fish it responsibly. and if someone wants to walk all the way from the smith, five miles up to here and do it legally, i say all the more power to him. bill: no. david: that s what i m sayin . it s time for the lowest prices of the season on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? don t miss the 4th of july specials, with the last chance for final closeout savings on the queen c2 mattress. now only $599, save $300. it s the lowest price ever. ends sunday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. so let
view here. there d be no ambiguity in my feeling if if i d inherited this land and it had been in my family for generations and i looked around at it and wanted to keep it like it is. if i were to go to a bar in town and i would ask how do you feel about this issue, where would it break? what would people say? lee: depends on if you are a fisherman or a landowner. bill: clearly divided right down the middle. david: well, i know a lot of people are going to say when i was a kid i used to be able to go hunt and fish and and i can t now if stuff s getting closed off. and i have some sympathy for that. bill: anybody that s not complying with what stream access, merely has to step into the stream when he hears you coming. anthony: right. david: the spirit of it is it makes sense. bill: the spirit of its thievery. david: well, i bill: we own it, they took it, and that s not stealing it? without compensation? david: i think it s still here. anthony: this is about being a
i wouldn t want to be there. [ helicopter whirls ] anthony: who owns this land? can anyone really own it? who gets to use it? these are big questions that cut across traditional ideological lines out here where they have real meaning, not theoretical meaning. all this belongs to one man; this guy. bill galt. bill: okay, we re about a half mile from the confluence of rock creek and the smith river. anthony: galt ranch is a hundred thousand acres of grazing land, mountains, cliffs, and valleys. there s also some of the best trout fishing on the planet. david: bill, the water level on the creek looks good. anthony: this is bill s friend, the author and journalist david mccumber. they disagree on land use, a major issue. remember when you could do that
after stream access is when the outfitters came into the world. not because we wanted to make money but we wanted somebody there patrolling and policing it. the outfitters take care of it. lee: a small stream like this can only take so much pressure. david: it really can. lee: and so we try to manage it. fish it responsibly. and if someone wants to walk all the way from the smith, five miles up to here and do it legally, i say all the more power to him. bill: no. david: that s what i m sayin . if you have medicare